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Top regulator hints at extending stock short selling ban

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's financial regulator on Thursday hinted at extending a ban on stock short selling, saying he would "consider many issues" over a possible extension. "I believe we will have to c
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(URGENT) Blinken, FM discuss further actions to pressure Russia not to transfer military technology to N.K.

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(URGENT) Blinken expresses 'profound concerns' about N.K.-Russia military cooperation

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DP proposes impeachment motion for broadcasting watchdog chief

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) proposed an impeachment motion for South Korea's broadcasting watchdog chief, Lee Dong-kwan, at the National Assembly on Thursday over allegations the watchdog unfairly dismissed
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(LEAD) N. Korea's revision of election law does not mean guarantee of suffrage: Seoul

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 9, 12)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's recent revision of an election law does not appear to genuinely guarantee people's suffrage, South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday.I
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Starbucks recommended to improve services for hearing-impaired, those with language challenges

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- The National Human Right Commission on Thursday recommended mega coffee chain Starbucks provide sign language services or install kiosks at its drive-through stores to ensure equal access for the hearing-impaired and custome
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S. Korea in talks with U.N. Command over staff participation

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is in talks with the U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) on ways for its military to take on roles on the unit's staff, the defense ministry said Thursday, amid yearslong efforts by the multinational command to bolst
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S. Korea, Iran sign tentative deal on revision to double taxation treaty

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Iran signed a provisional agreement Thursday to revise a bilateral double taxation treaty to better prevent the avoidance of double taxation and fiscal evasion, and to boost cooperation on tax issues, Seoul&#
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Foreign ministry attacked by hacking incident in 2022; no sensitive data leaked

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday around four gigabytes of data in its e-mail system was leaked due to a hacking attack last year. "In January last year, (around four gigabytes) of data stored in our min
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs to hold annual security talks in Seoul next week

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 2 paras)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States will hold their annual bilateral security talks next week to discuss ways to strengthen Washington's extended
S. Korea, Britain hold working-level talks on Korea's UNSC seat preparations

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SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Britain have held a working-level meeting to help prepare Seoul for its role as a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC), the foreign ministry said Thursday. The Tuesday meeting followed a si
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Nat'l security advisers of S. Korea, U.S. agree to push for meeting with Japanese counterpart this year

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- The national security advisers of South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to push for a trilateral meeting with their Japanese counterpart before the end of the year, the South's presidential offi
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N. Korea's revision of election law does not mean guarantee of suffrage: Seoul

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's recent revision of an election law does not appear to genuinely guarantee people's suffrage, South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday.In unspecified constituencies, North Korea has permitted
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(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. hold talks amid tightening N.K.-Russia military ties

(ATTN: UPDATES article as talks begin)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks Thursday that were expected to focus on North Korea, alliance, regional and global issue
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Supreme Court confirms 17-yr sentence for man for beating programmer to death in Thailand

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a 17-year prison sentence for a man charged with murdering and abandoning the body of a South Korean programmer working for his illegal gambling website in Thailand. The 39-year-old, o
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Seoul warns N. Korea over anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaign criticism

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry on Thursday warned Pyongyang to refrain from "acting rashly" after the recalcitrant regime threatened to "pour a shower of shells" into the South ove
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S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs to hold annual security talks in Seoul next week

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States will hold their annual bilateral security talks next week to discuss ways to strengthen Washington's extended deterrence against North Korea's missil
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U.N. committee unveils draft resolution on N. Korea's human rights violations

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- A U.N. General Assembly committee has unveiled a draft resolution denouncing North Korea's human rights violations and voicing concerns over the regime's punishment of those repatriated from abroad.This year's re
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Yoon vows to support firefighters through world-class disaster response system

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to better support firefighters by developing a world-class disaster response system built on artificial intelligence (AI) technology and robots.Yoon made the pledge during
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Supreme Court first recognizes civil liability of humidifier sanitizer makers

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's ruling that ordered humidifier disinfectant manufacturers to pay compensation to a victim of the chemical.The civil litigation began in February 2015, when the victim,